How to configure the Java Agent with TIBCO Business Works Container Edition v2.3.4 in Openshift platform

Products

• CA Application Performance Management Agent (APM / Wily / Introscope)
• INTROSCOPE

Issue/Introduction

What are the best recommendations to install and configure the Java Agent with TIBCO BWCE v2.3.4?

Environment

Tibco BWCE 2.3.4 docker based 
Java Agent 10.7

Resolution

1.  Install and configure the Java Agent:

- Download and unzip the TIBCOBW6 agent package : IntroscopeAgentFiles-NoInstaller10.7.x.xtibcoBW6 package

- Configure the EM connectivity by updating the below 2 variables:
APM_EM_HOST
APM_EM_PORT 

- Configure the Agent home, agent jar and profile by updating the below 2 variables:  
APM_AGENT_HOME
BW_JAVA_OPS 

Here is an example:
 

2.    Reduce the high CPU utilization by disabling the below Agent features:

a) Open the <AGENT_HOME>/core/config/IntroscopeAgent.profile

Set:

introscope.agent.deep.instrumentation.enabled=false

introscope.agent.deep.trace.enabled=false

com.wily.introscope.agent.sockets.clamp.level =0

remove “tibco-bw-6-activities.pbd” from introscope.autoprobe.directivesFile property

b) Turn off the socket tracers in toggles-typical or toggles-full pbd file by comment the below lines as below:

#TurnOn: ManagedSocketTracing
#TurnOn: SocketTracing
#TurnOn: NIOSocketTracing
#TurnOn: NIOSocketSummaryTracing
#TurnOn: NIOSelectorTracing
#TurnOn: NIODatagramTracing
#TurnOn: NIODatagramSummaryTracing

Additional Information

https://docops.ca.com/ca-apm/10-7/en/implementing-agents/agent-deployment-guidelines